Grasses
Grasses bring movement, texture, and season-spanning appeal to the garden, whether swaying gently along a path or forming loose drifts in an open border. Their narrow blades catch the light and shift with the breeze, while late-summer plumes rise above the foliage in soft, feathery sprays. With graceful silhouettes and subtle color shifts, grasses bring balance and a flowing, organic structure to landscapes.
How to Choose
Warm or cool season: Cool-season grasses look best in spring and fall; warm-season types peak in late summer.
Height and movement: Choose by mature height and how much the plumes sway, since motion is half the appeal.
Evergreen or cut back: Some grasses stay evergreen while others are cut to the ground in late winter.
Spread: Check whether a grass clumps politely or runs, so it stays a feature rather than a chore.
All ornamental grasses in the catalog
31 varieties, A–Z · page 2 of 2
Ophiopogon japonicus 'Nanus'
Dwarf Mondo Grass
Blooms pale lavender to white
Partial shade to full shade
Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’
Black Mondo Grass
Blooms pale lavender to white
Full sun to partial shade
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln'
Hameln Dwarf Fountain Grass
Blooms greenish-cream
Full sun
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Red Head'
Red Head Fountain Grass
Blooms burgundy
Full sun to partial shade
Pennisetum orientale
Oriental Fountain Grass
Blooms pinkish-white, maturing to light brown
Full sun
Sasa veitchii
Kuma Bamboo Grass
Blooms insignificant greenish flowers rarely produced
Full sun to full shade
Uncinia rubra 'Belinda's Find'
New Zealand Red Hook Sedge
Blooms inconspicuous; brownish spikes
Partial shade to full shade
